Re: [Harp-L] [OT] Review of the John Butler Trio's Sunrise over Sea

["Planet Harmonica" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd be happy to hear about these more deserving bands, but I'm only reviewing what I hear, and I really liked what I heard on Sunrise over Sea !

Sorry if you disagree !

;)

Ben FELTEN
http://harmonica.typepad.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Crowley 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx ; lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:35 PM
  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] [OT] Review of the John Butler Trio's Sunrise over Sea


  ben, I owe you many beers  - that would be black (hunter old  for the
  assistance harmonica planet gave me...)

  but you are are unwittingly giving this aussie band (sans harmonica
  even!!!)a major rap over more deserving  workers....

  in short....... last week your  reviews were credible... to us knocking
  back schooners by the hunter  river at hexham...

  this week... you live in france.... :)

  mr michalek, yu have nothing to worry about...

  crowley



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  mark

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  >>> Planet Harmonica <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 04/24/05 8:26 AM >>>
  Since it's often quiet here at the weekends I figured you wouldn't
  begrudge me mentioning that I have posted a review of the John Butler
  Trio's Sunrise over Sea on my weblog at http://harmonica.typepad.com.
  Although this record features no harmonica whatsoever, it's one of my
  best recent discoveries, and I wanted to share the love. Plus it's good
  to listen to non-harp stuff once in a while ;)

  Anyway, here's the beginning of that review :

  "I think I'm a sucker for nice black and white photos of acoustic string
  instrument. In fact, strike that: I know that I am. The other day, I was
  browsing through the pop/rock section of one of the record stores near
  work (the pop/rock section being where they keep Dr John, that gives you
  a good idea of the state of the industry...) 

  Anyway, I stumbled upon a listening post with the John Butler Trio's
  Sunrise Over Sea. On the front cover, John Butler in the studio sitting
  on a stool with his acoustic guitar and a rack of pedals, a banjo leaned
  against the wall next to him. On the back cover, a panoramic view of the
  studio, Butler on the left, the drummer in the center and the
  double-bassist on the right hand side.

  I only vaguely remembered having heard a John Butler Trio track from one
  of the Bonnaroo CDs, and not being overly impressed. I listened to the
  first minute or so of the first track and I walked to the counter with a
  copy of the album. I think it was the double-bass on the back cover that
  did it. Man am I happy to go on impulse sometimes! Sunrise over Sea has
  not left the inside of my CD player ever since."

  Ben FELTEN
  http://harmonica.typepad.com
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